On 03.3.20 3:40 AM, "Lawrence Kwan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, David R Spaulding wrote: >> It can't be any worse than people asking to see a "Neekon" > > But isn't this closer to how Japanese pronounce it? > As I understand, "Nikon" comes from the original name "Nippon Kogaku". > And pronouncing it as "NAI-kon" is more of the American way. Maybe Ken > can confirm. Hi Lawrence and all, You are right, including the history behind it. It is always pronounced in Japan "Neekon" but with short "I" (Ni-Kon), and it is the correct pronunciation. "NAI-Kon" is North American way of pronunciation and it has been like that as far as I remember. It is like pronouncing "Iraq" as "AI-Raq" (no political comment). Cheers, Ken
